Properties of Matter

• Air surrounds us, takes up space and has mass.

• All matter exhibits properties.
• Matter can be differentiated based on properties.
• Gases, liquids and solids are all made up of particles, but the particles move differently in the three states (gas, liquid, solid).
• Solids, liquids, and gases (each) have unique properties characteristic of that particular state (phase) of matter.
• The characteristics of particular states influence the functional applications of a given material.

• When heat is applied to an object the particles in that object begin to vibrate more rapid and they also begin to move further apart.
• As the particles move further apart the object may change from one state to another (solid to liquid, liquid to gas).
• Heating or cooling matter will alter the properties of that matter.

a state of matter without any defined volume or shape

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a state of matter with a defined volume but no defined shape

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matter with a fixed volume and shape

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